26 Years of Recognising Courageous Children
The Lions Children of Courage Awards recognise the tremendous effort made by disabled children to better their lives and to enjoy some of the activities that able-bodied children accept as being the norm. The Awards also recognise the love and dedication of the parents of these children for their total devotion in ensuring their child can be part of everyday life.
Each nominee receives a special medallion which is awarded by the Governor of South Australia at Government House.
Each year, a panel of judges also select a nominee from each award category who receives a special award plaque. The parents of these category winners also receive a gift in recognition for their devotion to their child.
The special award categories include:
- Category A – Physical and/or Intellectual Handicaps
- Category B – Courageous Act or Deed and/or Community Service
- Category C – Outstanding Sporting Achievement
The judges for the 2015 awards were Libby Kosmala OAM, Patricia Brougham and Neil Sachse. We sincerely thank them for performing this task for us.
This year’s awards were held at Government House on Thursday October 1st, 2015.
Twenty-Two nominations were received this year from many parts of metropolitan Adelaide, and country areas of South Australia.
This year’s nominees included:
- Grace Barlow
- Melissa Briggs
- John Buckham
- Hayley Contala
- Dannika Dixey
- Nick Douvartzidis
- Lillian Geddes
- Brandon Harper
- Angus Hincksman
- Liam Holland
- Saiman Hussaini
- Jet Johnson
- Deanne Key
- Brodie Lunn
- Olivia Ots
- Isabella Rasheed
- Natasya Robert
- Adeline Roe
- Ashli Shammall
- Archer Threapleton
- Brittany Tink-Eaton
- Charlie Wilkins
This year’s special award nominees were:
- Natasya Robert
- Nick Douvartzidis
- Angus Hincksman
The Awards would not be possible without the support of the organisations and special schools, and their staff that support children with disabilities.
In the 26 years this event has been running, more than 600 children have been recognised. This is truly an inspiring and special annual event.
